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16.9.2026

Exceptional Czech postwar authors as well as talented contemporary writers will be presented in Frankfurt

This autumn, after many years, we will be attending the Frankfurter Buchmesse, the world’s largest and most important book event. This year’s edition is exceptional because the Czech Republic will be the Guest of Honou...

16.9.2026

DILIA awarded young playwrights. The Evald Schorm Award for The Curse of the Mann House

The Evald Schorm Award, presented annually by DILIA to college students for an original play, adaptation or translation, was awarded to Kristýna Nebeská and Maxim Bitto, co-authors of the original Czech play The Curse of...

16.9.2026

Tomáš Ráliš will present his play Ophelia OnlyFans in Berlin

Following its premiere New York, Ophelia OnlyFans is heading to its next international stop. The play will be presented in Berlin in a German translation as a staged reading as part of the festival project Ein Stück: Tsch...

16.9.2026

Open call for a grant for the development of a film debut for 2026. Supporting emerging filmmakers for the third time

Thanks to our grant, filmmakers can receive funding to develop the screenplay for their first feature film. The total amount allocated by the supervisory board for the grant is 170,000 Czech crowns.

16.9.2026

The Evald Schorm Award has announced its finalists. The winners will be revealed at the end of May

Each Year, we award the Evald Schorm Award to theatre school students for an original play, a dramatization or a translation into Czech of a play that has not yet been translated. Our goal is to support and motivate young ...

16.9.2026

Marie Škrdlíková won the DILIA Litera Award for the Debut of the Year

The Magnesia Litera Book Awards announced the new winners on Saturday, April 18, at the Estates Theatre in Prague. Maribor Hypnosis by Dora Kaprálová was named the Book of the Year and also won the award for the Best Fic...

16.9.2026

Eli Beneš is the first Czech writer to participate in Books at Berlinale

Eli Beneš’s book A Slight Loss of Loneliness has been selected for the prestigious Books at Berlinale program. It has now a chance of being adapted into a film.

16.9.2026

Who will win the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2026?

This year’s winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, a prestigious award given to women+ writing for the English-speaking theatre, will be announced in February 2026. The jury will select from 10 authors across genres.

16.9.2026

Viktor Horák wins grant for the development of his film debut

For the second time, DILIA has awarded a grant for debuting authors in the audiovisual field. This year, Viktor Horák received financial support for the development of the screenplay for his first feature film, Reunion of...

16.9.2026

Tales from the Magic Garden and Franz nominated for European Film Awards

After last year’s nomination of Kristina Dufková’s film Living Large (Život k sežřání), the animated film Tales from the Magic Garden (Pohádky po babičce) and the biographical drama Franz have also been nominat...

Exceptional Czech postwar authors as well as talented contemporary writers will be presented in Frankfurt

DILIA awarded young playwrights. The Evald Schorm Award for The Curse of the Mann House

Tomáš Ráliš will present his play Ophelia OnlyFans in Berlin

Open call for a grant for the development of a film debut for 2026. Supporting emerging filmmakers for the third time

The Evald Schorm Award has announced its finalists. The winners will be revealed at the end of May

Marie Škrdlíková won the DILIA Litera Award for the Debut of the Year

Eli Beneš is the first Czech writer to participate in Books at Berlinale

Who will win the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2026?

Viktor Horák wins grant for the development of his film debut

Tales from the Magic Garden and Franz nominated for European Film Awards

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